Roy Thomas

Roy Justin Thomas

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5", Weight: 215 lb.

Born: June 22, 1953 in Quantico, VA
High School: Lompoc HS (Lompoc, CA)
Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1971 amateur draft.
Signed June 10, 1971. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 21, 1977
Teams (by GP): Mariners/Cardinals/Astros 1977-1987

Final Game: August 4, 1987
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Standard Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1971	18	PHI-min	A-	7	3	3		1	0	0	0						.333	.333	.333	.667		1							WWA · NORW
1972	19	PHI-min	A	24	65	59	7	10	1	0	0	3	0	0	6	28	.169	.246	.186	.433		11							SPB · WCRS
1973	20	PHI-min	A,AA	28	64	64		15	3	0	2						.234	.234	.375	.609		24							RKM,REA · CARL,EL
1974	21	PHI-min	AA,AAA	29	76	62	8	8	3	0	1	8	0	0	10	24	.129	.250	.226	.476		14		0	4	0			REA,TOL · EL,IL
1975	22	PHI-min	AAA,AA	30	47	41	1	5	1	0	0	7	0	0	2	15	.122	.159	.146	.305		6		0	3	1			TOL,REA · IL,EL
1976	23	CHW-min	AAA	27	65	55	5	14	2	0	1	6	0	0	6	23	.255	.328	.345	.673		19		0	4	0			IWA · AA
1977	24	HOU-min	AAA	44	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0			CHL · IL
1977	24	HOU	NL	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1978	25	HOU-min	AAA	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0			CHL · IL
1978	25	STL	NL	16	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.250	.250	.250	.500	41	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
1979	26	STL-min	AAA	17	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.667		1		0	0	0			SPR · AA
1979	26	STL	NL	26	18	17	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	.059	.059	.118	.176	-53	2	0	0	1	0	0	1
1980	27	STL-min	AAA	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0			SPR · AA
1980	27	STL	NL	24	14	13	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	.154	.214	.154	.368	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1

1981	28	OAK-min	AAA	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0		TAC · PCL
1982	29	SEA-min	AAA	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0		SLC · PCL
1983	30	SEA	AL	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1984	31	SEA-min	AAA	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0		SLC · PCL
1984	31	SEA	AL	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1985	32	SEA-min	AAA	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0		CGY · PCL
1985	32	SEA	AL	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1

1987	34	SEA-CLE-min	A,AAA	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0		CGY,SLS,BFL · PCL,CALL,AA
1987	34	SEA	AL	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1990	37	MIL-min	AAA	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0		DEN · AA
8 Yrs				182	36	34	0	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	16	.118	.143	.147	.290	-20	5	0	0	1	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	32	30	0	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	14	.118	.143	.147	.290	-20	4	0	0	1	0	0

SEA (4 yrs)				112	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
STL (3 yrs)				66	36	34	0	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	16	.118	.143	.147	.290	-20	5	0	0	1	0	0
HOU (1 yr)				4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0

AL (4 yrs)				112	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
NL (4 yrs)				70	36	34	0	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	16	.118	.143	.147	.290	-20	5	0	0	1	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	RAA	WAA	Rrep	RAR	WAR	waaWL%	162WL%	oWAR	dWAR	oRAR	Salary	Pos
1977	24	HOU	NL	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	/1
1978	25	STL	NL	16	4	-0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	1
1979	26	STL	NL	26	18	-3	0	0	0	2	-1	-0.1	0	-0	-0.1	.497	.500	-0.1	0.0	-0	$	1
1980	27	STL	NL	24	14	-2	0	0	0	2	-0	-0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	1

1983	30	SEA	AL	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	1
1984	31	SEA	AL	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	1
1985	32	SEA	AL	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	1

1987	34	SEA	AL	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	/1
8 Seasons				182	36	-5	0	0	0	4	-1	-0.1	1	0	-0.1	.500	.500	-0.1	0.1	0	$

SEA (4 yrs)				112	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.1	0	$
STL (3 yrs)				66	36	-5	0	0	0	4	-1	-0.1	1	0	-0.1	.499	.500	-0.1	0.0	0	$
HOU (1 yr)				4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$

Advanced Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Outs	AIR	BAbip	BA	lgBA	OBP	lgOBP	SLG	lgSLG	OPS	lgOPS	OPS+	OWn%	BtRuns	BtWins	TotA	SecA	ISO
1978	25	STL	NL	4	3	94	.333	.250	.261	.250	.328	.250	.384	.500	.712	41	.000	-0.3	-0.0	.333	.000	.000
1979	26	STL	NL	18	17	101	.167	.059	.271	.059	.337	.118	.403	.176	.740	-53	.000	-3.6	-0.4	.125	.059	.059
1980	27	STL	NL	14	11	98	.222	.154	.271	.214	.334	.154	.394	.368	.728	3	.000	-1.8	-0.2	.273	.077	.000
8 Yrs				36	31	99	.222	.118	.270	.143	.335	.147	.397	.290	.732	-20	.000	-5.7	-0.6	.200	.059	.029
162 Game Avg.				32	28	99	.222	.118	.270	.143	.335	.147	.397	.290	.732	-20	.000	-5.7	-0.6	.200	.059	.029

Ratio Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/HR	AB/RBI	GO/AO	IP%
1978	25	STL	NL	4	0.0%	25.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0%		4.0		4.0	1.00	75%
1979	26	STL	NL	18	0.0%	61.1%	0.0%	5.6%	100%		1.5			1.50	33%
1980	27	STL	NL	14	0.0%	28.6%	7.1%	0.0%	0%	4.00	3.3			1.67	64%
8 Yrs				36	0.0%	44.4%	2.8%	2.8%	25%	16.00	2.1		34.0	1.50	50%
MLB Averages					2.1%	13.6%	8.5%	6.7%	29%	1.60	6.6	41.6	8.4	1.09	74%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	AB
1977	24	HOU	NL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
1978	25	STL	NL	-0.3	-0.0	4	0.1	0.1	-0.0	.57	-0.0	0.2	0.6	0.1	0.83	-0.0	0
1979	26	STL	NL	-3.6	-0.4	18	-0.2	0.1	-0.4	.95	-0.3	0.1	-2.4	-0.2	0.82	-3.1	0
1980	27	STL	NL	-1.8	-0.2	14	-0.4	0.1	-0.5	1.43	-0.2	-0.1	-2.2	-0.2	0.95	-1.7	0

1983	30	SEA	AL	0.0	0.0
1984	31	SEA	AL	0.0	0.0
1985	32	SEA	AL	0.0	0.0

1987	34	SEA	AL	0.0	0.0
8 Yrs				-5.7	-0.6	36	-0.5	0.3	-0.8	1.09	-0.5	0.0	-4.0	-0.4	0.87	-4.9	0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	ROE	RS%	SBO	XBT%	2^ndS	2^ndS3
1978	25	STL	NL	0	0%	0		0	0
1979	26	STL	NL	1	0%	1	0%	1	1
1980	27	STL	NL	0	0%	4		0	0
8 Yrs				1	0%	5	0%	1	1

Situational Hitting*

						Hits			Pinch Hitting					Home Runs								SH			GIDP			PrdOut			BaseRunners			Advances
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	H	Inf	Bnt	AB	H	HR	RBI	PHlev	All	GS	GSo	vRH	vLH	Hm	Rd	IP	Att	Suc	%	Opp	DP	%	Opp	Suc	%	BR	BRS	BRS%	<2,3B	Scr	%	0,2B	Adv	%	PAu
1978	25	STL	NL	4	25%	1			0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0		2	1	50%	0	0		0	0		0
1979	26	STL	NL	18	44%	1			0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	100%	3	0	0%	2	0	0%	8	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
1980	27	STL	NL	14	36%	2			0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0%	1	0	0%	3	0	0%	8	0	0%	0	0		1	0	0%	0
8 Yrs				36	39%	4			0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	50%	4	0	0%	5	0	0%	18	1	6%	0	0		1	0	0%	0
MLB Averages					58%																			80%			11%			35%			15%			51%			55%

Cumulative Batting

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	SH
1978	25	20	4	4	1	0	1	0	1	.250	.250	.250	.500	41	1	0
1979	26	46	22	21	2	1	1	0	12	.095	.095	.143	.238	-36	3	1
1980	27	70	36	34	4	1	1	1	16	.118	.143	.147	.290	-20	5	1
1981	28	70	36	34	4	1	1	1	16	.118	.143	.147	.290	-20	5	1
1982	29	70	36	34	4	1	1	1	16	.118	.143	.147	.290	-20	5	1
1983	30	113	36	34	4	1	1	1	16	.118	.143	.147	.290	-20	5	1
1984	31	134	36	34	4	1	1	1	16	.118	.143	.147	.290	-20	5	1
1985	32	174	36	34	4	1	1	1	16	.118	.143	.147	.290	-20	5	1
1986	33	174	36	34	4	1	1	1	16	.118	.143	.147	.290	-20	5	1
1987	34	182	36	34	4	1	1	1	16	.118	.143	.147	.290	-20	5	1

Neutralized Batting

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	Gact
1978	25	16	4	4	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	16
1979	26	26	18	17	0	11	.000	.000	.000	.000	26
1980	27	24	14	13	1	4	.000	.071	.000	.071	24
3 Yrs		66	36	34	1	16	.000	.029	.000	.029	66
162 Game Avg.		162	88	83	2	39	.000	.029	.000	.029	66

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